Team-based working and employee well-being: A cross-cultural comparison of United Kingdom and Hong Kong health services

So, Timothy T. C.; West, Michael; Dawson, Jeremy

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“…There were significant correlations with all four scales of the GDQ and the effect sizes were medium strong to strong [39]. The correlation of 0.38 between scale 2 and emotional exhaustion implies that the greater the conflict dynamics in teacher teams, the greater the extent of emotional exhaustion among teachers thereby confirming the link between team work quality and emotional exhaustion/stress from previous findings [6,14]. Compared to the earlier study with the same research design [10], the effect sizes were generally smaller with regard to emotional exhaustion in manufacturing industry.…”

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“…Kivimäki et al [12] found that poor team climate is associated with depressive disorders in a nationally representative sample [13] and absence due to sickness of hospital physicians [12]. So et al [14] showed that quality of team work was associated significantly with greater employee satisfaction and lower stress in the health services. Finally, Jacobsson et al [10] found that effectiveness of team work was positively related to work satisfaction and negatively related to emotional exhaustion for team members in manufacturing industry.…”

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Teacher Team Effectiveness and Teachers Well-being

Jacobsson

Åkerlund²,

Graci³

et al. 2016

Clin Exp Psychol

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The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between how teachers rate the effectiveness of their 'teacher-teams' as well as the experience of their own well-being. Team effectiveness was measured using the Group Development Questionnaire and well-being was assessed through responses on scales derived for estimating emotional exhaustion and work satisfaction. Data were collected from 521 Swedish teachers and preschool teachers belonging to 105 teacher-teams, the response rate was 100%. The results indicate a strong relationship between the effectiveness of the teacher-teams and teachers' well-being, both with regard to levels of emotional exhaustion and work satisfaction. More effective teamwork was associated with lower levels of emotional exhaustion and higher levels of work satisfaction. The practical implications of these observations are discussed with regard to future research.

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confidence: 73%

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confidence: 99%

Teacher Team Effectiveness and Teachers Well-being

Jacobsson

Åkerlund²,

Graci³

et al. 2016

Clin Exp Psychol

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“…Making generalizations beyond this sample must be done with caution, since the data were collected only from the Finnish municipalities. Due to differences in service systems, a comparison with results from other countries may be difficult (So et al, 2011;Wolfe et al, 2013).…”

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“…Team structure and job design contribute to employee well-being, greater satisfaction, and lower stress (So et al, 2011). Membership in well-structured teams that show clarity in team and individual goals, that meet regularly, and that recognize the diverse skills of their members is known to reduce levels of employee stress and strain by increasing job satisfaction and preventing the intention to leave the job (Buttigieg et al, 2011).…”

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The Collaboration Management and Employee Views of Work and Skills in Services for Children and Families in Finnish Municipalities: The Collaboration Management and Employee Views of Work and Skills

Kanste

Halme

Perälä

2016

NJWLS

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“…More recently, recognition of diverse skills and knowledge, as well as team-oriented tasks and context, were also identified as necessary for a collaborative approach. 20 Well-structured teams are therefore more task-focused, with team members having complimentary skills, rather than competing with each other. The team-friendly structure allows them to address ongoing issues, address problems and achieve team tasks for the good of the organization.…”

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Well-structured teams and the buffering of hospital employees from stress

Buttiġieġ

West

Dawson

2011

Health Serv Manage Res

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SummaryMembership in well-structured teams, which show clarity in team and individual goals, meet regularly, and recognize diverse skills of their members, is known to reduce stress. This study examined how membership of well-structured teams was associated with lower levels of strain, when testing a work stressors-to-strains relationship model across the three levels of team structure, namely well-structured, poorly structured (do not fulfill all the criteria of well-structured teams) and no team. The work stressors tested, were quantitative overload and hostile environment, whereas strains were measured through job satisfaction and intention to leave job. This investigation was carried out on a random sample of 65,142 respondents in acute/specialist National Health Service hospitals across the UK. Using multivariate analysis of variance, statistically significant differences between means across the three groups of team structure, with mostly moderate effect sizes, were found for the study variables. Those in well-structured teams have the highest levels of job satisfaction and the least intention to leave job. Multigroup structural equation modelling confirmed the model's robustness across the three groups of team structure. Work stressors explained 45%, 50% and 65% of the variance of strains for well-structured, poorly structured and no team membership, respectively. An increase of one standard deviation in work stressors, resulted in an increase in 0.67, 0.70 and 0.81 standard deviations in strains for well-structured, poorly structured and no team membership, respectively. This investigation is an eye-opener for hospitals to work towards achieving well-structured teams, as this study shows weaker stressor-to-strain relationships for members of these teams.

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Team-based working and employee well-being: A cross-cultural comparison of United Kingdom and Hong Kong health services

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Cited by 27 publications

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Teacher Team Effectiveness and Teachers Well-being

Teacher Team Effectiveness and Teachers Well-being

The Collaboration Management and Employee Views of Work and Skills in Services for Children and Families in Finnish Municipalities: The Collaboration Management and Employee Views of Work and Skills

Well-structured teams and the buffering of hospital employees from stress

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